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Boxing
Boxing is one of the oldest forms of competition, and was depicted in ancient Egyptian sculptures as early as 1350 ="-1"B.C. The first modern match documented was in Great Britain in 1681, and in 1743 a set of rules was published by Jack Broughton. Today, the World Boxing Council, the International Boxing Federation, and the World Boxing Association recognize titlists as worldwide champions.
Jiu-jitsu
Jiu-jitsu means "gentle art." The style evolved among the warrior class in Japan around the 17th century and was designed to complement swordsmanship. Jiu-jitsu is a fighting system that employs a range of techniques, including strikes, kicks, and throws, as well as grappling techniques like joint locks and choking.
Kali
Filipino kali is the art of stick fighting, a martial art specializing in two baton-length bamboo sticks used to defend or attack. While a student in most styles of martial arts is expected to master hand-to-hand combat before moving to any form of weapons, Filipino kali teaches weapons-fighting first.
Karate
The art of karate is more than 1,000 years old and originated in eastern Asia, first as monastic training and later as a defense method used by Chinese peasants against armed bandits. It was introduced into the United States in 1945 after World War II. Translating to "empty hand" in Japanese, karate is a weaponless technique, utilizing punching and kicking to overcome the opponent.
Kung Fu
Chinese kung fu is considered the grandfather of all martial arts. It was created around A.D. 500, when the Buddhist monk Bodhidharma taught secret fighting techniques to the monks of the Shaolin Temple. Kung fu, fostering a better understanding of violence, ultimately teaches how to avoid conflict. Those who refuse to accept an attack merely return it to the sender.
Mixed Martial Arts
Led by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a U.S.-based organization, the hybrid style of mixed martial arts (MMA) builds upon thousands of years of traditional hand-to-hand combat. Combining the most powerful features from "pure" martial arts styles, MMA fighters use three main skills in the UFC; striking, grappling, and ground fighting.
Muay Thai
Muay Thai, also known as Thai boxing, is a fighting martial art and competitive ring sport known for its devastating knee, elbow, and shin strikes. Unlike Western boxing, all strikes are allowed in the ring. The art of muay Thai has been practiced in Thailand for hundreds of years. Traditional muay Thai fighters kick and punch banana trees thousands of times a day to harden their bodies and increase their resistance to pain.
Ninjitsu
The Japanese martial art ninjitsu began more than 800 years ago and developed as a counterculture to the ruling samurai. Ninjas were an underground class trained in the arts of war, including unarmed combat, swordplay, weaponry, camouflage, escape, and evasion. The word ninja, translated as "stealers-in," connotes their expertise in stealth operations such as espionage and assassination. Not bound by the moral codes of the samurai, they developed poisons, trip wires, and even explosives to strike fear into their opponents.
Tae Kwon Do
Tae kwon do, translated as the "art of kicking and punching," is a Korean martial art that emphasizes spectacular kicking techniques. It is now an Olympic event. Tae kwon do is influenced by karate (from 1910 till the end of World War II, Japan occupied Korea). Although there are technical differences among tae kwon do organizations, the art generally emphasizes high standing and jump kicks, using the leg's greater reach and power to disable the opponent from a distance. Training also includes a system of hand strikes and blocks.
I think it's crazy how those Muay Thai fighter punch tree's and smack their shins with bamboo. Things like that work but it's so intense.. My trainer brought us in some bamboo to show us .. unfortunately he didn't have a banana tree hahahaa... But yeah it stung pretty bad, hurts a lot more then making shin to shin contact that's for sure.
I would love to learn Jiu-Jitsu. There was one where I use to live but I was too busy to get into that while taking Muay Thai so I stuck with what I was doing.
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